
Background information on this month's topic
"Statins: Therapeutic agents for TSC2 null states"
"MED28 (magicin) Functions as a Transcriptional Repressor of Smooth Muscle Differentiation at the Stem Cell Level: Implications for LAM and Other Smooth Muscle Tumors"
Dr. Finlay is Assistant Professor in the Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Tufts-New England Medical Center.
Her clinical interests include COPD/Emphysema, cystic lung diseases and LAM.
Dr. Ramesh is an Associate Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School/ and Associate Neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital
Faculty Member – Center for Human Genetic Research at MGH.
Dr. Ramesh’s laboratory investigates tumor suppressor genes and their functions.
Date: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:00-7:00 PM
Location: New Research Building, Harvard Medical School
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur, Room 350
Parking: : Free parking in the lot below the New Research Building has been graciously donated. Space is limited and will be made available to participants coming from outside of the Longwood Medical Area, if requested by June 21th.
Please RSVP to amy_farber@hms.harvard.edu and indicate the number of people attending.
We appreciate your help in forwarding this announcement to relevant researchers, labs and clinicians.
Thank you for your interest and participation!
Best Regards,
David Kwiatkowski, Amy Farber and Michael Nurok
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